I use an Etrex Vista on my bike rather than a Garmin Edge, but aside from some bicycle-specific features, I would assume they are similar. I did use the Etrex on a trip last spring to canoe the Mississippi with a friend of mine who runs a guide service out of Clarksdale, MS. (I hope a plug for his business isn't out of order: http://www.island63.com ).
The satellite reception and everything in the rental car was fine. However, the fact it has such a small screen, and the lack of voice prompts can create some frustrating-to-dangerous moments in heavy traffic when you're not sure where to turn. If you've programmed a route -- and the Etrex will calculate a route to a destination for you -- it does beep and show a blown-up, simplified version of the upcoming turn. One of Garmin's dashboard mounts might help. I had mine sitting between the two front seats, so I had to take my eyes off the road to look down at it when it beeped, or I would try holding it in one hand while watching the traffic. Neither of those options was very good. Not to mention that it greatly exaggerated my bicycling mileage for the year. The next time I rent a car, I'm borrowing a voice-prompt system. For driving, those spoken directions seem almost a requirement. If the edge does voice prompting, so much the better. Paul B. Cooley Santa Fe, NM http://carfreefamily.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
